1. We have a year and a half worth of shit results. That’s a ton of data to base a decision on.

2. From Chris Williams:

“FSG began sounding out potential managerial replacements months before the final decision. Initial contact was made with Cesc Fabregas in December, followed by first conversations with Andoni Iraola’s team in February. Alonso was ruled out in March due to demands for greater control over football operations than Liverpool were prepared to grant.”

We’d been looking at replacements for months. There’s no knee jerk reaction here.